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Interest in joining unions is high: The share of U.S. workers who don’t belong to a union but say they would join one if they could, selected years
| Year | Percentage of nonunion workers who would vote to join one |
|---|---|
| 1977 | 33% |
| 1995 | 32% |
| 2017 | 48% |
Source: Thomas A. Kochan et al., “Worker Voice in America: Is There a Gap Between What Workers Expect and What They Experience?” ILR Review 72, no. 1 (January 2019): 3–38, https://doi.org/10.1177/0019793918806250.
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